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I Am Vertical Analysis

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The Contradiction of Death and it’s Similarities Death is an all-encompassing matter of extreme importance. The novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, revolves around the adventures of Huck and Jim, giving us a third-person and first-person view; likewise, the poem is summarizing the author’s thoughts to the reader, giving us readers an interpretation that is not their own. The two sources that will be used, will be an excerpt from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Twain), and the poem “I Am Vertical” (Plath). The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn uses a form of imagery, onomatopoeia, and diction; while, the poem, I Am Vertical uses the same sense of imagery, but also, uses metaphors and similes along the way. First of all, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn consistently use perspective, writing in all their literature along with onomatopoeia, to give a sense of realism and to build perspective; similarly, the author of I Am Vertical uses imagery in a negative, but an interpreter context to implore the various readers into a thoughtful state of mind, contemplating the meaning and actions behind the various tidbits of information located around the entire poem. Therefore, giving a perspective unique to only the reader 's state of mind, whether it is 1st, 2nd, or even in some cases, 3rd perspective. Additionally, an example of onomatopoeia and perspective in the excerpt, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn(Twain),” All of a sudden, bang

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